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An emulsifiable oil composition comprises a mineral lubricating oil having a V.I. of at least 80, 1-4 wt. per cent of a monoester formed from a fatty acid having at least 8 carbon atoms and an alkitan, 0.5-3 wt. per cent of a polyoxyalkylene glycol monoalkylphenyl ether having the formula Rm-phenyl-(OR1)n-OR11-OH where m is 1 or 2, n is an integer from 2 to 6, R is a C4-20 alkyl radical, and R1 and R11 are alkylene groups, and 0.01-2.0 wt. per cent of a nitrogen-base modified oleophilic clay or a mixture of such modified clay with an unmodified clay. Clays mentioned include bentonite, hectorite, attapulgite, illite and zeolites, which may be modified with amines, amino-amides, and quaternary ammonium bases, numerous examples being given, including an amino-amide modified hectorite clay composition containing sodium nitrite or sebacate, phenyl a - or b -naphthylamine, and phosphoric acid. The oil compositions may also contain amine and/or phenolic antioxidants, which are exemplified. The oil compositions may be emulsified with water to give water-in-oil emulsions which are suitable as fire-resistant hydraulic fluids, and the water phase may contain corrosion or wear inhibitors such as inorganic nitrites, nitrates, chromates or phosphates, and Na, K, Ca, or Ba acetate or propionate. Specifications 703,169 and 904,880 also are referred to. |